Candidate filing begins Monday, signaling official start of 2024 election cycle

November 22, 2023 / Comments Off on Candidate filing begins Monday, signaling official start of 2024 election cycle

  The Illinois State Board of Elections office is pictured in Springfield. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Campbell) Wednesday, November 22, 2023 By DILPREET…

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Advocates hail regulatory ‘earthquake’ as state slashes requested gas rate increases

November 16, 2023 / Comments Off on Advocates hail regulatory ‘earthquake’ as state slashes requested gas rate increases

Illinois Commerce Commission member Michael Carrigan (left), Chair Doug Scott, and member Ann McCabe are pictured at a commission meeting in Springfield earlier this month.…

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Pritzker designates additional $160M for migrant response as winter approaches New spending focused on building Chicago’s shelter capacity, getting migrants to permanent housing

November 16, 2023 / Comments Off on Pritzker designates additional $160M for migrant response as winter approaches New spending focused on building Chicago’s shelter capacity, getting migrants to permanent housing

By HANNAH MEISEL& JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois [email protected] CHICAGO – As winter quickly approaches, Gov. JB Pritzker on Thursday announced plans for the state…

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State Supreme Court weighs constitutionality of lifetime restrictions on child sex offenders

November 15, 2023 / Comments Off on State Supreme Court weighs constitutionality of lifetime restrictions on child sex offenders

The Illinois Supreme Court building is pictured in Springfield. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki) Wednesday, November 15, 2023 Decades after conviction, man says…

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Lawmakers pass bill aimed at modernizing professional licensing in Illinois Measure would provide for new online system to speed up paperwork

November 13, 2023 / Comments Off on Lawmakers pass bill aimed at modernizing professional licensing in Illinois Measure would provide for new online system to speed up paperwork

By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois [email protected] As Illinois faces shortages of health care practitioners and mental health professionals, the state agency in charge of…

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Lawmakers decline private school tax credit program; no Invest in Kids Act

November 10, 2023 / Comments Off on Lawmakers decline private school tax credit program; no Invest in Kids Act

By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – Illinois lawmakers adjourned their fall veto session Thursday afternoon without renewing a controversial program that provided…

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State police still drafting assault weapons registration rules as deadline nears

November 7, 2023 / Comments Off on State police still drafting assault weapons registration rules as deadline nears

Items must be registered before Jan. 1, but confusion lingers about what items are covered under ban By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD…

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High court already set to consider several gun-related cases this term

November 6, 2023 / Comments Off on High court already set to consider several gun-related cases this term

By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – Gun rights advocacy groups say they intend to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review the…

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Federal appeals court upholds Illinois’ assault weapons ban

November 3, 2023 / Comments Off on Federal appeals court upholds Illinois’ assault weapons ban

Dirksen Courthouse. (Capitol News Illinois). Friday, November 3, 2023 2-1 ruling sets up likely appeal to U.S. Supreme Court By PETER HANCOCK & HANNAH MEISEL Capitol…

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Gun rights advocates question proposed assault weapons registration rules State Police holds public hearings on registering existing firearms under new ban

November 2, 2023 / Comments Off on Gun rights advocates question proposed assault weapons registration rules State Police holds public hearings on registering existing firearms under new ban

By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois State Police are facing pushback from gun rights advocates over proposed rules requiring owners…

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